Educational device.



PATENTED JULY 4, 1905.

W. H. GGLDSMITH.

EDUCATIONAL DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED SET. 15, 19M` Patented July et, lQhi.

SPSECFIGATION forming part of Letters latent No. 794:,005, dated Julyil, 1905. Application tiled September l5, 19041;. Serial No. 224,493.

llle it known thatl, l'lfnin: rnv ll. (lohnen rrn', a citizen of theUnited tiltates, residing at l+lverett, in the county of llrliddlesenvand tritate ol ltlassachusetts, have invented new and usefulll'rnn'ovements in Educational Devices. olE whicll the following is aspecilication.

rl`he object of this invention is to provide a cheap, simple, andinteresting device for teaching the correct spelling', division, accent,and delinition of words.

'lf he invention consists of a card with a word or words printed thereonin the manner here-- iintlter set forth in the following spccilicationand particularly pointed out in the claims thereof.

llel'erring to the drawings, Figures l and 2 are fron t elcwations ofcards constructed in aecordance with my invention. Figs. 3 and Ll; arerear elevations ol the cards illustrated in Figs. l and 2, respectively.Figs. and 6 are front and rear elevations, respectively, of a cardhaving a single word upon the front and upon the bacl thereof, with thedelinition of each of said words printed thereunder.

ln the drawings, il() and ll are pieces of card` board of sufficientthickness and rigidity so that said cardboard 1x1-ay be held at one endwithout bending of its own weight. Upon the front face l2 el" thecardboard l0 is printed a series ol words of one syllable, as seen inFig. l. llhese words are arranged in a vertical column, and under eachword is printed lthe delinition of said word. Upon the rear face i3 ofthe cardboard 1() is printed another series of words all of onesyllable, and each of these words also has printed thereunder a properdel inition. The words col'istituting the series referred to upon thefaces of the cardboard 10 are arranged in heavy black type for thepurpose of making a lasting' impression on the mind through the eye,while the delii'iition of said words is in each case printed in muchlighter type.

ln llliga EZ and at a card is illustrated in which a series of words isprinted in heavy type and in vertical columns upon opposite faces elsaid card ll., said Words upon the front face .'14 and upon the rearface l5 of said card ll being words of three syllables. ln cach case the('Ielnition ol the word is placed thereunder and the word delined isprinted in heavy black type, while the definition is set forth incomparatively light type.

.lu carrying my improved device into practical operation words of morethan one syllable are divided syllables andan accent is also attached tothe accented syllable. Upon the front laccs l2 and l-l of the cards l()and ll, respectively, are a series of heavy blacl:v lines lll, whichseparate the different words of the series one from the other, theobject of said lines t6 being so that il. desired the cards I() and lilmay be cut along said lines, thus producing the single-word cardsillustrated in Figs. 5 and G.

.ln carrying my said invention into practical form, se that the same mayhe produced for a small stun to bring the device within the reach of avery large nuniber of people. the cards are prin ted with a series ofwords (eleven in number) upon thc opposite sides thereof, makingtwenty-two words to each card. and fifty-six of these cards are placedina box, making a total of twelve hundred and thirty-- two Words in eachbox. fln the same box all of the cards have words of the saine number ofsyllables. For instance, one box would have cards having words el onesyllableIJ and in another box words ol" two syllables, and in anotherbox words ol three syllables, and so on to any number of syllables whichmay he desired.

llhe cards may be used by one person or by any nul'nber ol' persons as agame, and in the case of said cards being used as a game a leader ischosen to give out the words, sides may be chosen, and the gamecontinued until one side has spelled the other down, as in theold-fashioned spellilig-matches. `lin using' my iniprovcd educationaldevice as a gaine sides may be chosen or the gaine' may be played in acircle. ,ln case that the number of persons playingl is large enoughsides maybe chosen and the game proceeds until one side has spelledtheother down. ,lf the party is too small to form sides the leader givesout the words in turn around the circle. lll/*hen play ing as a circlc ascore is kept of' the failures1 .and the person having the least numberel? by hyphens into the proper IOO misses is declared the Winner. If twoor more are tied for Winner, the game continues until one has spelledthe others down. Then a Word is given out, its definition is given Withit and each person learns the meaning of the Words which he and all theothers are called upon to spell. This is a helpful feature of the game.To give all a. fair chance regarding diliicult Words, the leader callsthe words in their order on both sides of the strips, and in using thesmall cards he takes them up singly before looking at them.

Then using the small cards illustrated in Figs. 5 and 6 in the circle,the scoring maybe varied. He who spells both words on a card receivesthat card, and he who misses either receives no card. At the close thelargest number of cards shows the Winner. Ties for Winner are dissolvedas above. By having different Words all of the same number of syllablesupon one card or upon all of the cards included in one box of cards thegame or teaching may be adapted to the age or proficiency of the personsusing the same.

Having thus described my invention, what l claim, and desire by LettersPatent to secure, isw

l. An educational device consisting of a card With a series of words,each of the same number of syllables, printed thereon.

2. An educational device consisting of a card with a series of Words,each of the same number of syllables7 printed thereon, and thedefinition of each word printed thereunder.

3. An educational device consisting of a l l l l l card with a series ofWords, each of the same number of syllables, printed upon opposite facesthereof.

An educational device consisting of a card with a series of Words, eachof the same number of syllables` printed upon opposite faces thereof,and a line between each of the Words upon one face of said card.

5. An educational device consisting of a card with a series of Words,each of the same number of syllables, printed upon opposite facesthereof, and the definition of each Word printed thereunder.

6. An educational device consisting of a card with a series of words,each of the same number of syllables, printed thereon, said words eachdivided into syllables and correctly accented.

7. An educational device consisting of a card With a Word printedthereon in heavy type and the definition of said Word printed thereunderin light type.

8. An educational device consisting of a card with a word printed uponeach of the opposite faces thereof in heavy type and the definition ofeach of said words printed thereunder in light type, said Words eachhaving the same number of syllables.

ln testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

VARREN H. GOLDSMITH. Wlitnesses:

CHARLES S. G'ooDING, ANNIE J. BAILEY.

